2-Heptanol
Appearance
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Preferred IUPAC name
Heptan-2-ol | |
Other names
s-Heptyl alcohol
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.041 |
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Properties | |
C7H16O | |
Molar mass | 116.204 g·mol−1 |
Density | 0.817 g/mL |
Melting point | −30.2 °C (−22.4 °F; 243.0 K)[2] |
Boiling point | 159 °C (318 °F; 432 K) |
3.3 g/L | |
Solubility | soluble in ethanol, diethyl ether |
Viscosity | 3.955 mPa·s |
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Flash point | 71 °C (160 °F; 344 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Heptanol is a chemical compound which is an isomer of heptanol. It is a secondary alcohol with the hydroxyl on the second carbon of the straight seven-carbon chain.
2-Heptanol is chiral, so (R)- and (S)-isomers exist.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–300, 6–189, 8–109, 16–25, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
- ^ "543-49-7(2-Heptanol)". chemicalbook.com.